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Welcome to the Web site of the USAID Mission to Armenia. Since 1992, USAID has worked in partnership with Armenians for a prosperous and stable country that offers equal opportunity to all its citizens. To achieve this vision, USAID -- working with Armenian public, private and non-governmental organizations, as well as with other donors -- has developed a program focusing on building a strong democracy and market economy, governed by the rule of law, which promotes the general welfare of the people. USAID programs focus on the following areas: Private Sector Development, Energy Sector Reform, Democracy Building, Healthcare, Social Transition, Water Management, and other Cross-Cutting Initiatives. For a description of all of our 2003 activities, visit the 2003 Activity Description page.

Brief History of the USAID Program

USAID assistance to Armenia began in 1992. Prior to this, Armenia suffered from a number of devastating blows. In 1988, the country was struck by an earthquake that killed over 25,000 people. In 1989, Armenia's neighbor, Turkey, imposed a trade embargo against Armenia because of the unresolved conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. In 1991, independence from the Soviet Union resulted in a collapse of the economic structures and severe energy shortages. To address the enormous humanitarian crisis, the focus of the USAID program, from 1992 to 1995, was on humanitarian assistance. Beginning in 1995, as the humanitarian crises began to lessen and the Government of Armenia was taking steps toward economic reform, the USAID program gradually began to shift to a more developmental focus. From 1995 to the present, USAID assistance has increasingly emphasized systemic reform and institution-building as direct humanitarian interventions have gradually declined.

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